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A mother frog lays eggs, called “spawn,” in balls of jelly.

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The tadpole has gills and breathes underwater.

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The froglet eats small bugs and moves out of the water to the land.

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The froglet grows lungs and begins to look more like a frog.

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Answer Key

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Directions: Encourage students to practice their sequencing skills by reading this passage and working with a partner to place the picture pieces in the correct order.

Story Sequencing Activity

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A mother frog lays eggs, called “spawn,” in balls of jelly.

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The tadpole has gills and breathes underwater.

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The froglet eats small bugs and moves out of the water to the land.

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The froglet grows lungs and begins to look more like a frog.

Story Sequencing Activity CardsDirections: Cut along the dashed lines.

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Next,

Then,Finally,

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A Frog’s Life

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Frogs don’t actually begin their lives as baby frogs. They start out as tiny eggs,

which their m

other lays in the water of a pond or lake. The life cycle of a frog has

different stages.

The first stage is the egg. A

mother frog lays m

any tiny eggs, called “spawn,” w

hich are stuck together in balls of

jelly. The eggs then hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles look like tiny fish, with a tail and gills for breathing underw

ater.

The tadpoles begin to grow

back legs next. After the legs form

, a tadpole also begins to grow lungs so that it can

breathe air on land. The tadpole’s front and back legs then becom

e more developed. The tadpole now

begins to

look more like a frog. It has becom

e a froglet.

The froglet begins to eat sm

all bugs and spend most of its tim

e out of the water. Finally, w

hen the froglet’s lungs

are fully developed, it moves from

the water to the land. The tail has com

pletely disappeared, and the frog is now a

full-grown adult.